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Unemployment suit affects farm workers in Texas
The Texas unemployment case, halted by snow, centers on the Unemployment Compensation Act for farm workers. The suit, led by the United Farm Workers and the Texas Civil Liberties Union, seeks to remove exemptions that exclude farm workers from benefits, with testimony highlighting long-standing discrimination and past state actions toward farm labor. Rebecca Harrington of UFW testified that 100 percent of farm workers could be affected if the exclusion ends, while noting historical struggles from 1966 onward and the recent Workers' Compensation Act expansion enacted last year.
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Austin
Rebecca Harrington
United Farm Workers of Texas
Harley Clark
Bill Barbisch
Clark
UFW
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Civil Liberties Union
TCLU
Jim Harrington
Ms. Harrington
Texas
Barbisch
John Connally
Texas Rangers